'america First' National Parks Plan From Trump Slaps Higher Fees On Foreign Tourists

As millions of visitors flock to nan breathtaking landscapes of America's nationalist parks, nan Trump management is taking steps to "Make America Beautiful Again by improving our nationalist parks."

President Trump signed an executive bid precocious past week laying retired a number of ways to amended access, further preservation, grow opportunity and amended affordability, according to nan executive order.

"It is nan argumentation of my Administration to sphere these opportunities for American families successful early generations by expanding introduction fees for overseas tourists," nan executive bid notes.

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Doug Burgum, caput of nan Department of nan Interior, will beryllium tasked pinch processing a strategy to "increase revenue" and "improve nan recreational experience" by expanding entranceway fees and parkland walk fees for nonresidents.

While astir national parks are free to enjoy, astir 106 parks person fees for backstage vehicles and/or per personification charges. 

The Trump management has signed an bid to summation nationalist parkland fees for overseas visitors visiting America's parks and landmarks. (iStock)

The conveyance interest applies to one vehicle and its passengers, while nan per-person interest applies individually if group participate connected ft aliases by bike, according to nan NPS website. 

President Trump announced nan caller argumentation while astatine a "Salute to America" arena kicking disconnected America 250 astatine nan Iowa State Fair this past Thursday. 

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"To money improvements and heighten experiences crossed nan parkland system, for this anniversary, I've conscionable signed an executive bid to raise entranceway fees for foreign tourists while keeping prices debased for Americans," said nan president successful part.

President Trump announced nan summation successful nationalist parks' fees for overseas visitors while astatine nan Iowa State Fair connected Thursday arsenic he kicked disconnected America 250 events.  (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

He added, "The nationalist parks will beryllium astir America first. We're going to return it. America first for nan nationalist parks."

An Interior Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital this week, "This is simply a common-sense, sustainable measurement to sphere our nationalist treasures without expanding nan costs load connected American citizens."

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The spokesperson added, "With grounds visitation, this attack ensures that each who use from these iconic places lend to their attraction and longevity."

Fox News Digital antecedently reported a "two-tier" pricing strategy astatine parks, hotels, and even restaurants successful Japan arsenic officials grapple pinch nan rumor of overtourism.

About 331,863,358 group successful full visited America’s 400 nationalist parks successful 2024, according to nan National Parks Service. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Yukiyoshi Noguchi, counselor, Embassy of Japan successful Washington, D.C., said astatine nan time, "Japanese group sometimes opportunity [that] Japanese group cannot bask nan domestic tourism."

A staggering 331,863,358 group visited America’s 400 nationalist parks successful 2024, according to NPS.

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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park successful North Carolina and Tennessee is nan astir celebrated park, according to nan National Parks Conservation Association. 

The Grand Canyon successful Arizona is nan 2nd astir visited parkland — pinch Yosemite National Park pursuing successful 3rd place.